Diane Sawyer, Charles Gibson Both Announce Exit Dates

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UPDATE: It’s now being reported that Cuomo may be the new co-host of 20/20. Juju Chang would then replace Chris on GMA.

Within the next few weeks, viewers will see changes on ABC’s midseason schedule and in their news department.

It was just announced today that Diane Sawyer will officially be leaving Good Morning America at the end of the week. Diane’s exit will give her just over a week to transition to her new post at World News Tonight. She will begin on Dec. 21, just three days after Charles Gibson signs off from that chair.

Although it’s been widely rumored that George Stephanopoulos will become the new GMA anchor, it’s unknown whether ABC’s chief Washington correspondent and This Week host will accept the offer. Meanwhile, Chris Cuomo has denied that he will be leaving the network if he doesn’t receive the promotion.

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Charles Gibson Leaving World News Tonight

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Just over three years after taking over the desk at World News Tonight, anchor Charles Gibson has decided to retire from full-time employment. The official announcement came today after several weeks of discussions with ABC News President David Westin.

Charles, who has been with the network for over three decades, found himself in our homes every night in May 2006 following Peter Jennings’ death, Bob Woodruff’s injury and Elizabeth Vargas’ pregnancy. The unexpected post delayed what would have originally been a 2007 leave.

Prior to his evening news gig, Gibson had worked on both Good Morning America and Primetime Thursday.

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The Palin Interview

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Specials, Talk Shows, ABC, Editorial, Video,

In her longest and most in-depth interview since the Republican party’s surprising Vice Presidential announcement, Sarah Palin sat down for an intimate one-on-one with ABC anchor Charlie Gibson. She called him “Charlie” like they were old friends, he called her “Governor Palin” to remind us all that she is, indeed, a high-ranking public official. Otherwise, it might be too easy to take one look at her and say “wait, what’s she doing on TV?”

“Can you look the country in the eye and say, ‘I have the experience and the ability’?” Gibson wanted to know of Palin, whose short political career has never taken her to Washington, D.C. (Palin has not served in the Congress or Senate).

“I do, Charlie…” Palin affirmed, “I’m ready.”

In this case, she meant she’s ready to lead the country. But I saw her interview, and I’m convinced she wasn’t even fully prepped for that much.

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